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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 175 p4p, 315 weight class) and Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 24 p4p, 33 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cheese might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Midnight NAMBLA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chai scores with a hook to the body. Cheese takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Charles Eric Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cheese throws out a leg kick but Chai moves out of range and Cheese only half commits. Cheese jabs Chai right on the nose. Chai blinks but takes it well. Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away. Good shot there by Cheese. A head kick misses from Chai. Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it. A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target. Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a straight right hand. Cheese checks the leg kick. Cheese staying out of range there. Good leg kick by Cheese. That kick from Chai tenderised Cheese's leg. Cheese is trying to keep his angry face on. Chai loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch. Cheese loads up on a big right hand but Chai slips the punch. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Cheese throws a hook but Chai avoids it easily. Cheese tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way. Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw. Cheese lands a front kick. Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cheese throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Chai looks to land a combination but Cheese avoids it well. Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cheese throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it. Cheese scores with a jab to the jaw. Cheese throws a leg kick that misses. Chai missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Chai walks into a straight right hand from Cheese. Chai looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range. We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Cheese throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chai tests Cheese's chin there with a solid looking shot. Cheese blocks a jab. Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chai. Cheese connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target. Chai throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Cheese misses. It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cheese scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chai avoids the body shot from Cheese.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Cheese looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Cheese throws a body shot but no joy. Chai throws a shot from downtown. Cheese moves away and avoids it. Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheese was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai. Cheese tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Chai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Cheese throws a body shot but no joy. Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss! Cheese avoids the body shot from Chai.
A big left from Chai misses. Cheese fires out a quick counter leg kick but Chai just manages to avoid it. Cheese wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs. Chai misses the jab. Chai ducks right into an uppercut from Cheese. Chai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheese lands with a nice body punch. Chai loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch. Chai blocks a jab. Cheese looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cheese scores with a hook. Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai. Chai misses with an uppercut
and Cheese counters with a straight right hand. Chai throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily. Cheese throws a jab but it's blocked by Chai. Chai throws a low kick but Cheese moves out of range easily. Cheese slips under a jab. Cheese missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Cheese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chai.
Cheese misses with the combination.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy. As Chai looks to move away, Cheese throws a big counter combo but Chai just gets out of the way. Chai thows a left - swing and a miss! Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheese manages to avoid it. Chai throws a hook but Cheese avoids it easily. A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target. Cheese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab. Cheese misses with a straight right. Cheese is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A big right from Chai misses. Cheese moves out of range as Chai strikes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cheese scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chai!
Cheese lands with a shot to the body. Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Cheese lands with a cross. Cheese connects with a crisp jab. Cheese throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick. Cheese is looking to chop away at Chai's legs. Cheese throws a lazy uppercut
and Chai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Cheese misses with a straight right. Chai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Chai missing with a left hand there. Cheese was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chai throws a lazy right hand but Cheese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Chai with a jab. Chai looks to throw the jab but Cheese is out of range. Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Chai. Chai misses with a low kick as Cheese jumps back. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Eric Cheese will probably get the nod. That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Chai misses its intended target. Cheese just misses with a punch to the body.
Cheese lands with a nice body kick. Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick. Chai ducks under a wild hook from Cheese. Cheese misses with a looping right. Cheese avoids the head kick by Chai.
A right-left combo lands from Chai. Cheese throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cheese lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A leg kick checked by Chai. Chai walks into a jab. Chai misses with a left hand and Cheese connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Chai moves out of range of the strikes. Chai throws a body punch but Cheese moves out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice straight punches there by Chai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chai. Cheese misses with a looping left. A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Cheese misses with a hook.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cheese connects with an inside leg kick. Chai misses with a looping left. Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss! Cheese lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Cheese wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A nice leg kick from Cheese, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Chai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Chai as he checks the leg kick. Nice body kick there by Cheese. Chai scores with a jab. Cheese acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Cheese scores with a leg kick.
Chai scores with a sloppy right hand. Cheese should have avoided that one. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cheese tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Chai staying out of range there. Cheese throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chai. Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Chai slips under a jab. Chai slips under a jab from Cheese. Cheese ducks under a wild hook from Chai. Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Chai works Cheese's body with a nice hook. Cheese throws a hook but Chai blocks it. Cheese has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Cheese misses with a wild body shot. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese. Chai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chai moves out of range as Cheese strikes. Chai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss! Chai stuns Cheese with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Chai lands a nice looking body shot.
Charles Eric Cheese is winning the standup battle so far. Chai misses with a straight left. Chai moves out of range as Cheese strikes. Chai throws a low kick but Cheese avoids it. A swing and a miss from Chai. Cheese tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cheese lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chai has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chai and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Chai thuds a left hand into Cheese's body. Chai slips a jab from Cheese. Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it. Cheese slips under a jab. Cheese pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Cheese misses with a body shot
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand! Cheese dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage! A nice leg kick from Cheese, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cheese slips a straight right by Chai. Chai swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Chai misses the jab. Chai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Chai avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Chai loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chai, as that shot connected.
Chai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Chai looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely. Cheese throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Chai is looking to chop away at Cheese's legs. Cheese swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cheese. Cheese lands a jab to the nose. Chai misses with a wild body shot. Chai lands with a straight right. Cheese didn't see that one coming. Cheese throws a jab when Chai was well out of range. It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Chai cracks Cheese with a good jab. Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese. Cheese throws a series of punches but Chai moves out of range. Chai checks a leg kick. Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Chai throws a body shot but no joy. Chai throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. Cheese throws a half hearted mid kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chai checks a leg kick nicely. Cheese pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cheese wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs. Cheese throws a hook but Chai blocks it. Chai slips under a jab from Cheese. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeong Hoon Chai will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Cheese misses. Cheese throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chai is looking for the big counter here. Chai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cheese tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it. It seemed like Chai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Cheese throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range. Nice defenses there by Chai. Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A big left from Chai misses. Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Cheese.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jab from Chai. Cheese misses with an uppercut. Chai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Chai misses the jab. Cheese looks for the body kick but Chai saw that one coming. Cheese looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chai checks the leg kick. Chai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Chai throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it. Chai slips under a jab from Cheese. Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing. Chai clobbers Cheese with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Cheese lands with an uppercut that bounces Chai off the cage and back into range. A big right from Chai misses. Chai on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cheese. Cheese obviously looking to wear him down.
Cheese blocks a leg kick. Nice uppercut there from Cheese. Chai drops his hands momentarily and Cheese takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Cheese defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand. Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheese throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cheese takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses. Cheese feints and then cracks Chai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chai down. Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheese avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Chai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chai throws a head kick but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Chai throws a hook but Cheese blocks it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cheese. Cheese throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Cheese misses with a body kick. Cheese bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Chai has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cheese. Cheese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai. Cheese throws a chopping leg kick but Chai manages to avoid taking any serious damage. A countering left hand to the body from Chai misses. Cheese misses the body punch and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Chai throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily. Cheese looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range. Cheese scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Cheese chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chai throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily. Chai lands with a nice combination. Cheese backs away looking to recover. Cheese takes a swing at Chai's ribcage but misses.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice cross by Cheese. Cheese throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheese. Chai throws a front kick that sends Cheese stumbling back into the cage. Cheese chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
Cheese throws a jab when Chai was well out of range. Cheese thows a left - swing and a miss! Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here. Cheese scores with a sloppy right hand. Chai should have avoided that one. Chai slips a straight right by Cheese. Cheese on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cheese misses with an uppercut. Chai looks to land a left hand but Cheese moved out of range nicely. Cheese wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range. Chai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Cheese takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A right-left combo lands from Chai. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chai thows a left - swing and a miss! Cheese throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Chai scores with a jab to the jaw. Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A jab from Cheese misses. A swing and a miss from Cheese. Chai throws a jab but it's blocked by Cheese. A swing and a miss from Chai. Chai avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Cheese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai. Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cheese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai jabs Cheese to the body, keeping him at a distance. Cheese avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Cheese tried to counter with a leg kick but Chai avoided it. Cheese misses with a looping right. Cheese misses with a body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cheese. Cheese throws a body kick that misses and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cheese sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chai slips under a jab. Nice uppercut there from Cheese.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jeong Hoon Chai. I think Chai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:28 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charles Eric Cheese! Charles Eric Cheese seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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